Poverty persists in N.E. suburbs

New England?s suburbs are communities of hidden poverty, where one in four families rely on food stamps.

?The plaintiffs seek to prohibit the City [of Boston] from reconstructing or altering the sidewalks and streetscape in the historic district using historically inappropriate materials and designs,? the Beacon Hill Civic Association said in the complaint.

Beacon Hill group files suit to stop disabled ramps

The neighborhood?s civic association says handicap ramps would mar the area?s historic character.

Gordon College, with more than 2,100 students, has built a reputation as a faith-based institution with an inclusive feel, well to the left of more doctrinaire religious schools.

Social issues swirl at Gordon College

The college president?s call for a religious exemption to protections for gay and transgender workers cast Gordon squarely into the culture wars.

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an epidemiologist at Boston Medical Center, expects to be in Sierra Leone for two to three weeks.

A 2-pronged Ebola mission for Boston doctor

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an epidemiologist at Boston Medical Center, expects to be in Sierra Leone for two to three weeks.

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Several Market Basket workers have received letters telling them to report to work Friday or be fired.

Drivers will not be able to pay with cash on the Mass. Pike in 2016, as is the case on the Tobin Bridge.

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Some taking a hard line against paying by E-ZPass

A small but stubborn group of drivers in the state refuse to order an E-ZPass because they do not agree with electronic tolling.

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Mourners returned to a Public Garden bench and the L Street Tavern to pay their respects to the actor who appeared in ?Good Will Hunting.?

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The death of Robin Williams highlights whether having a gift for humor makes a person prone to mood instabilities.

Ms. Bacall made three movies with her husband, Humphrey Bogart, including ?The Big Sleep.??

Lauren Bacall, at 89; sultry, simmering star

Ms. Bacall was noted for her marriage to Humphrey Bogart and an acting career on screen and stage that spanned seven decades.

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The Food and Drug Administration?s weak rules on electronic cigarettes came under a new round of criticism last week.

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